HyperDic: pyrrhus

English > 1 sense of the word Pyrrhus:
NOUNperson Pyrrhusking of Epirus
English > Pyrrhus: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaningking of Epirus; defeated the Romans in two battles in spite of staggering losses (319-272 BC).
Instance ofking, male monarch, RexA male sovereign
CatalanPirros
Adjectivespyrrhicof or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans)

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict